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Ken Griffey Jr. Retires

After 22 seasons, Ken Griffey Jr. unexpectedly announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in early June. The 40-year-old outfielder, whose achievements include 13 all-star appearances, 630 homers — fifth on the career list — and 1,836 RBIs, released a statement through his team, the Seattle Mariners. "I feel that without enough occasional starts to be sharper coming off the bench, my continued presence as a player would be an unfair distraction to my teammates,” the statement read.